Magazine tack-hammer.



T. MoKEAN.

MAGAZINE TACK HAMMER.

APPLIOATION FILED NOV. 21, 1911.

Patented Apr. 15,1913.

I ATTORNEYS INVENTUR 760m as wiQ/a THOMAS MOKEAN, OF NEW YORK, N. 'Y.

MAGAZINE TACK-HAMMER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Apr. 15,1913.

' Application filed November 21, 1911. Serial No. 661,590.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, THOMAS MOKEAN, ai citizen of the United States, anda resident; of the city of New York, Jamaica, borough of Queens, in thecounty of Queens and State of New York, have invented a new and ImprovedMagazine Tack-Hammer, of which the following is a full, clear, and exactdescription.

My invention relates to a magazine tack hammer and the principal objectof the invention is to provide a new and improved article of this classmade up of few parts whereby the efficiency of operation and the lowcostof production of such an article is obtained.

A further object of the invention is to provide a magazine tack hammerhaving a new and improved means for successively feeding the tacksadjacent the head of the hammer.

A further object of the invention is to provide an improved means forholding a tack exposed and in position for being initially driven into abody, the driving to be laterf finished by a blow of the hammer headitsel Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings forming a partof this specification in which similar characters of reference denotecorresponding parts in all the views, and in which- Figure 1 is a sideview of the hammer; Fig. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view thereof;Fig. 3 is a similar view adjacent the hammer head showing a tack exposedand in position for removal from the holding means; Fig. 4 is aperspective View of the guiding element; Fig. 5 is a bottom plan View ofthe hammer head and the anvil; Fig. 6 is a sectional view on the line 66of Fig. 4; Fig. 7 is a sectional View on the line 7-7 of Fig. 4.

The construction which I have hereindescribed and illustrated is adaptedfor use with hammers of varying sizes and is also adapted for tacks ofdifierent sizes, the inventive idea being capable of application todifferent hammers.

-The hammer comprises a suitable handle 1 having an opening 2 extendingtherethrough, the open end of the handle being closed by a suitable plug3, the head 4 of the hammer being secured to the end of the handle,there being an anvil 5 adjacent the i bottom of the head and preferablyformed integral therewitha The opening 2 within the handle is adapted tohold any number of tacks 6, the tacks being entered therein by removingthe plug 3, no particular care or attention being paid to the manner inwhich the tacks are placed in this opening. The opening in the handle inthe rear of the head extends angularly as at 7 whereby communication ishad with the exterior, there being a suitable hollow guiding element,designated as a Whole by 8, pivotally secured at 9 adjacent thisangularly extending opening, this guiding element being included withinand protected by any suitable shield 10 secured in position on thehandle by any desirable means such as screws 11.

Referring particularly to Fig. 5 it will be noted that the lower end ofthis shield in the rear of the head 4 is provided with an opening 12,the forward ends of the flexible finger's 13 which are a part of theguide 8 being movable within this opening with respect to the anvil 5.The rear end of the shield 10 adjacent the handle is also pro- 1 videdwith an opening 14 through which a suitable actuating member 15 extends,the outer end of which is provided with a finger rest 16, this actuatingmember being secured to the rear of the guiding element 8 in anysuitable manner as by brazing or soldering or by being formed integraltherewith if so desired. From what has been said it Will be noted,referring particularly to Fig. 3, that upward pressure on the fingerrest 16 will move the guiding element 8 as a whole about the pivotalsupport 9 so that the outer ends 17 of the resilient fingers 13 will bemoved away from the anvil 5.

Referring particularly to Figs. 4, 6, and 7 it will be noted that theguiding element 8 is made up of two portions extending angularly withrespect to each other, the rear portion being preferably formed of asingle piece of material and comprising the downwardly extending sides18 which are connected' by the curved intermediate portion 19, theinterior of this curved portion being.

adapted to receive a number of tacks from the handle, the tacks beingadapted to fall into the position shown in Fig. 2, due to gravity, thedistance between the sides 18 being suflicient to pass the body of thetack but not the head. The curved intermediate portion 19 preferablytapers, as shown in Fig. 4, and at its forward end is connected to thedown-turned portion which is made up of the fingers 13 which are securedat their rear ends to the down-turned sides 18, as shown particularly inFig. 7, the forward ends 17 of the fingers being flexible and being bentand approaching eachother whereby, when the tack falls down between thefingers 13, it will be held in a vertical plane and prevented fromfalling out of the fingers by reason of the bending of these ends. Inorder to properly confine the fingers 13 and prevent injury thereto orfalling of the tacks therefrom they are preferably inclosed in asuitable shield 20 which is in engagement at its rear end with theforward small end of the intermediate curved portion 19, the forward endof the shield being suitably spaced from the fingers 13 whereby the headof each successive tack may successively pass on and come into theposition shown in Fig. 3.

Referring particularly to Fig. 2 it will be noted that the tacks in theopening 2 of the handle are placed indiscriminately therein, the tacksbeing fed forwardly to the guiding element 8 through the swinging of thehammeras a whole; it is also to be noted that the guiding element 8tapers gradually from its enlarged open end adj acent. the opening 2 ofthe handle to its smaller outside end adjacent the curved flexible ends17 of the fingers 13 so that the tacks in their travel will becomepositioned between the sides 18 and the fingers 13 and be held againstpiling up or falling out of place by reason of the decreasingly limitedmovement permitted the tacks.

As shown in Fig. 3 the bent forward ends 17 of the fingers 13 extendadjacent the anvil 5 and also extend in a horizontal plane when theparts are held as shown in this figure so that the head of the tack 6 ispositioned adjacent the anvil while the pointed body of the tackprojects therefrom and in position to be initially driven into a body bymovement of the hammer. After the tack has been given this initialmovement and has become engaged in the body, the handle is pulledtherefrom, the bent flexible ends 17 of the fingers 13 spreading topermit the hammer to be withdrawn, the driving of the tack'beingfinished by blows thereon from the head of the hammer.- It is to benoted that this spreading or flexing of the bent ends 17 of the fingersserves to withdraw them from engagement with the tack but preventsany ofthe tacks already contained between these fingers from falling therefrom since the bent ends of the fingers are maintained closely adjacent. the anvil by reason of a coil spring 21 secured to the guidingelement 8 and having one end bearing against the inside of the shield10. After a tack has been driven the next tack is brought into positionwith its head in engagement with the anvil and its body containedbetween the bent ends 17 by pressing on the finger rest 16, therebypermitting the 'tacks between the fingers 13 to feed for:

wardly.

Referring to Figs. 2, 3 and 1, it is to be noted that the forward end ofthe shield 20 is slightly curved, as at 22, and engages the rear face ofthe anvil 5 so that feeding of the tacks beyond the position occupied bythe tack 6 of Fig. 3 is prevented save when the finger rest 16 is moved.It is also to be noted that the shield 20 is not in positive engagementwith the fingers 13 adjacent their outer ends so that a limited flexiblemovement is permitted between these parts whereby, under the influenceof the spring 21, the forward curved end 22 of the shield 20 is broughtadjacent the fingers 13, when the ends of the fingers are adjacent thetack under the anvil thereby assisting in holding the tack 6 againstdownward movement.

In the use of the hammer, the tacks are poured into the opening in thehandle and are allowed to feed forwardly into the movable guide 8, suchfeeding taking place through swinging of the hammer, the driving of eachsuccessive tack being followed by pressing the finger rest 16 in orderto bring the next tack into driving position.

From what has been said it will appear that the magazine tack hammerillustrated and described fulfils the objects of the invention as setforth in the beginning of the specification It is obvious, however, thatminor changes may be made in the form and arrangement of the parts aswell as the size thereof without departing from the spirit of theinvention as defined in the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention, 1 claim as new, and desire to secureby Letters Patent 1. A magazine tack hammer having an anvil adjacent thehead, the handle being adapted to contain a quantity of tacks, a movableguiding element communicating with the interior of the handle andadapted to receive tacks therefrom, the guiding element being providedwith a slot extending therethrough for holding the tacks, the outer endof the element being provided with fingers extending adjacent the anvil,and means for holding the said fingers normally adjacent the said anvil.

2. A magazine tack hammer comprising an anvil, the handle being adaptedto contain a quantity of tacks, a movable guiding element communicatingwith the interior of the handle and adapted to receive the tackstherefrom, the outer end of the said element being provided withresilient fingers, the outer ends of the fingers approaching each other,the said fingers being adapted to engage the body of the tack with thehead thereof in engagement with the said anvil.

3. A magazine tack hammer comprising a head and a hollow handle, ananvil adjacent the head, the handle being adapted to contain a quantityof tacks, a hollow guiding element pivotally mounted in the handle, theinterior thereof communicating with the interior of the handle and beingconstructed and arranged to feed forwardly a succession of tacks, theforward end of the said element comprising flexible fingers extendingadjacent the anvil, the ends of the said fingers being bent toward eachother and being also bent with relation to the remaining portion of thefingers, the said bent ends being adapted to engage a tack and hold thehead thereof against the anvil in position for driving, means forholding the guiding element in such position, and other means for movingthe guiding element after a tack has been driven whereby the next tackmay come into driving position.

4. A magazine tack hammer having an anvil adjacent the hammer head, thehandle being adapted to contain a quantity of tacks, a pivoted hollowguiding element secured in the handle, the interior of the element beingconstructed and arranged to provide a path for a succession of tacks,the said interior communicating with the said interior of the handle,the forward portion of the guiding element being made up of flexiblefingers extending downwardly, the forward ends thereof being bent withrespect to each other and with respect to the plane in which the mainportions of the fingers lie, the said bent ends lying adjacent the anviland adapted for engagement with a tack whereby the head of the same isheld in engagement with the anvil in position for initial driving, theflexibility of the fingers permitting them to be withdrawn from the tackafter such driving, together with a spring for holding the said elementin such position, there being other means whereby the element may bemoved in order to permit the said bent ends to engage the nextsucceeding tack and come into driving position.

5. A magazine tack hammer having an anvil adjacent the head, the handlebeing adapted to contain a quantity of tacks, together with a pivotedguiding element communicating with the interior of the handle andadapted to receive the tacks therefrom, the said guiding element beingtapering as its outer end is approached, the element embodying a slotadapted to receive the tacks, the said tapering of the elementpermitting the tacks to be indiscriminately placed in the handle and tobe later received and held in operative position in the said guidingelement.

6. A magazine tack hammer comprising an anvil adjacent the head, thehandle being adapted to contain a quantity of tacks, a movable guidingelement communicating with the interior of the handle and adapted toreceive tacks therefrom, the guiding element being tapered at its outerend, the element being provided with a slot extending therethrough andadapted to receive the tacks, the outer end of the element beingprovided with flexible fingers secured thereto, the tacks passing fromthe said slot into position for engagement with the said fingers.

7. A magazine tack hammer having an anvil thereon, the handle beingadapted to contain a quantity of tacks, a movable guiding elementcommunicating with the interior of the handle and adapted to receive thetacks therefrom, the guiding element being provided with a slotextending therethrough, the slot approaching the wall of the guidingelement as the outer end thereof is approached whereby the tacks may beplaced indiscriminately in the handle and will be received and held inoperative position in the guiding element, the outer end of the elementbeing provided with flexible fingers adapted to receive each succeedingtack from the said slot, the ends of the fingers being bent and alsoapproaching each other whereby they will engage the body of a tack andhold the head against the anvil in position for initial driving.

8. A magazine tack hammer comprising an anvil, the handle being adaptedto contain a quantity of tacks, a movable guiding element communicatingwith the interior of the handle and adapted to receive the tackstherefrom, the guiding element being tapering as its outer end isapproached, the outer end of the element being provided with flexiblefingers, the ends thereof being bent, the said ends engaging the body ofa tack and holding the head against the anvil in position for initialdriving, the next succeeding tack being held in position by the flexiblefingers so that after the first tack is initially driven, movement ofthe handle away from the tack will disengage the flexible fingerstherefrom.

9. A magazine tack hammer comprising an anvil, the handle being adaptedto contain a quantity of tacks, a movable guiding element communicatingwith the interior of the handle and adapted to receive the tackstherefrom, the guiding element being tapering as its outer end isapproached, the said outer end being provided with resilient fingerswhich are bent and which approach each other, the said fingers engagingthe body of the tack with the head thereof in engagement with the saidanvil, together with means engaging the guiding element for holding thefingers and the tack in such position.

10. A- magazine tack hammer comprising an anvil, the handle beingadapted to con tain a quantity of tacks, a movable guiding elementcommunicating with the interior of the handle and receiving the tackstherefrom, the guiding element being tapering as its outer end isapproached, the said outer end being provided with bent fingers whichapproach each other, the said bent portions lying adjacent the anvil,the bent portions engaging the bodyof a tack, and a spring engaging thesaid guiding element for holding the head of the said engaged tackagainst the said anvil in position for initial driving.

11. A magazine tack hammer comprising an anvil, the handle being adaptedto contain a quantity of tacks, a movable guiding element communicatingwith the interior of the handle and adapted to receive the tackstherefrom, the guiding element being tapering as its outer end isapproached, the outer end being provided with flexible fingers which arebent and approach each other, the said bent ends being adjacent theanvil and being adapted to engage the body of a tack carried by theguiding element, together with a spring for holding the head of a tackagainst the anvil with the bent portion of the fingers in engagementwith the body thereof, together with means whereby the guiding elementmay be moved in order to permit the next succeeding tack to come intoengagement with the said fingers after the first tack has been driven.

12. A magazine tack hammer comprising an anvil, the handle being adaptedto contain a quantityof tacks, a guiding element communicating with theinterior of the handle and adapted to receive the tacks therefrom, aslot extending throughout the length of the element, the width of theslot being less than the width of the tack head, the

body of the tacks extending through the slot as the hammer is moved, theguiding element being tapering toward its outer end, the said outer endbeing provided with flexible fingers which are bent and which lieadjacent the said anvil, a shield extending over the fingers, the headsof the tacks passing between the fingers with the heads adjacent theshield, the outer tack being e11- gaged by the ends of the fingers,means engaging the gulding element for holding the head of the tackbetween the fingers and the anvil in position for initial driving.

13. A magazine tack hammer comprising an anvil, the handle being adaptedto contain a quantity of tacks, a guiding element carried on the handle,the interior of the guiding element communicating with the interior ofthe handle, a slot extending throughout the uiding element into whichthe tacks are entered, the outer end of the element being provided withfiexible fingers which are bent and extended toward each other, the saidbent ends being adjacent the anvil, a shield adjacent the said fingers,the head of the tacks being positioned between the shield and thefingers, means whereby the guiding element may be moved in order topermit a tack to come into engagement with the anvil, being held in suchposition by the outer ends of the fingers, other means for retaining thetack in such position whereby, after the tack is initially driven,movement of the handle will free the fingers from the tack by pulling ittherefrom.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses.

THOMAS MOKEAN.

Witnesses l\[AR'lIN A. EoKHorr, KATHLEEN MADDEN.

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